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Chas Hundley

Chas Hundley

Tillamook Forest Center prepares to reopen with volunteer work party

Tillamook Forest Center prepares to reopen with volunteer work party

On Saturday, March 1 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., volunteers are needed to help clean exhibits, tag items in the center's gift shop, and otherwise spruce up the center, located on Highway 6 between Tillamook and Gales Creek. RSVP is required.

Oregon State Forester Cal Mukumoto gives his two-week notice

Oregon State Forester Cal Mukumoto gives his two-week notice

Cal Mukumoto, the head of the Oregon Department of Forestry announced his resignation in a brief letter Thursday, noting his last day would be Jan. 23.

Tillamook Forest Center to close for the season Dec. 2

Tillamook Forest Center to close for the season Dec. 2

The Tillamook Forest Center will close for the winter season December 2, after one last holiday event. It’s not expected to reopen until March of 2024. The last day to visit the site is Dec. 1.

Fire season ends in Tillamook Forest

Fire season ends in Tillamook Forest

"We are all glad to see it go," said ODF Forest Grove District Forester Mike Cafferata in an email sent Tuesday as the agency filed the appropriate paperwork to officially close the 2024 fire season.

Fire danger drops to 'moderate' Wednesday

Fire danger drops to 'moderate' Wednesday

Fire danger in lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in the Northwest Oregon Forest Protective Association (NWOFPA) were set to “moderate” or blue at 10 a.m. Wednesday.

Fire danger drops to 'Moderate' in Tillamook Forest

Fire danger drops to 'Moderate' in Tillamook Forest

Fire danger in lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in the Northwest Oregon Forest Protective Association (NWOFPA) were set to “moderate” or blue at noon Monday.

91 years ago to the day, the first Tillamook Burn was sparked

91 years ago to the day, the first Tillamook Burn was sparked

Ninety-one years ago to the day, a logging crew at the end of a railroad spur in the upper reaches of the Gales Creek Watershed sparked a wildfire. That spark became the Tillamook Burn.

A century ago, the Wilson, Salmonberry, and Nehalem Rivers were examined as a source of hydropower

A century ago, the Wilson, Salmonberry, and Nehalem Rivers were examined as a source of hydropower

In the July 17, 1924 edition of the Washington County News-Times, a news story recounted an examination of three rivers in the Tillamook Forest for hydropower uses.

Fire danger to rise to 'high' Wednesday

Fire danger to rise to 'high' Wednesday

The heat wave may be ending, but wildfire danger in northwest Oregon is increasing, prompting the Oregon Department of Forestry to move much of the region they protect in northwest Oregon to “high” fire danger starting Wednesday morning.

Fire danger to rise to 'moderate' July 4 as region prepares for heat wave

Fire danger to rise to 'moderate' July 4 as region prepares for heat wave

Just two days after fire season began in the Northwest Oregon Forest Protective Association (NWOFPA), fire danger will be set to "moderate" or blue at 1 a.m. July 4 as the region braces for a heat wave expected to hit starting on Independence Day.